Irene Rosenfeld
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Irene Blecker May 3, 1953 Westbury, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Cornell University |
| Occupation | Chairwoman and CEO of Mondelēz International |
| Years active | 1980s–present |
| Salary | $10.5 million (2009) |
| Spouse(s) | Richard Illgen |
| Children | 2 daughters |
Irene Blecker Rosenfeld (born May 3, 1953) is an American business executive, the chairwoman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Mondelēz International. Her first job was at Dancer Fitzgerald Sample advertising agency in New York City, and she later joined General Foods in consumer research. In 2004, Rosenfeld was appointed chairperson and CEO of Frito-Lay, a division of PepsiCo, where she focused on promoting products.
Rosenfeld was born to a Jewish family in Westbury, New York, the daughter of Seymour and Joan Blecker. She has one sister, Linda Blecker. Her father’s parents were Romanian Jews, her mother's grandparents were German Jews. She later attended W. Tresper Clarke High School in Westbury, NY. She holds a PhD in marketing and statistics, a master's degree in business, and a bachelor's degree in psychology from Cornell University.
Rosenfeld has been involved in the food and beverage industry for about 30 years.
Her first job was at Dancer Fitzgerald Sample advertising agency in New York City, and she later joined General Foods in consumer research.
In 2004, Rosenfeld was appointed chairperson and CEO of Frito-Lay, a division of PepsiCo, where she focused on promoting products.
In June 2006, Rosenfeld was appointed CEO of Kraft Foods. She joined General Foods which later became a part of Kraft. Among her many accomplishments at Kraft, she led the restructuring and turnaround of key business in the US, Canada and Moscow. She is active in a number of industry and community organisations, including the Economic Club of Chicago. She was appointed to the additional post of chairperson in March 2007, following Altria Group's spin-off of Kraft.
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